Establishing and pursuing goals is so important in life. Unfortunately, some individuals never set or pursue
goals and others lose focus of their goals leading to a great disappointment in life. What happens if we
don’t continue pursuing godly goals?
I believe that God longs to bless His children, but often our disobedience stands in the way, as a roadblock, to our ability to be blessed from His holy hand. Today I want to call you to a deeper level of obedience in your relationship with the Lord. It is not about feeling, nor is it without personal cost or sacrifice, but the blessings will come when we obey. I am convinced that God has more for us than we are currently experiencing in our walk with Him. Today I want you to hear the biblical call to go deeper in your relationship with Jesus. The challenge comes from a fishing story that is “tthhiisss biigg!”
“If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ, and Him crucified, I would set the world on fire.” – John Wesley
The core of Christianity is faith. Scripture describes an almighty God who loves us, is able to meet all our needs, and wants to have a relationship with us, but if we do not believe He exists we are lost. Faith is what gives us confidence in our salvation and keeps us from despair and hopelessness.
This morning we are continuing our study of the basic doctrines of the faith in the series entitled, “The Things We Must Believe.” You will recall that the focus of this study, the destination our journey through these doctrines is designed to arrive at, is not that we will all acquire more knowledge of what God wants us to know as though knowing were an end in itself. Simply put out goal is that in knowing the doctrinal truths of God clearly, we will be moved from the heart to turn Doctrines we know into Actions of loving obedience to Christ.
